President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate seeking the confirmation of Ola Olukoyede as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
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He also sought the confirmation of Muhammad Hammajoda for appointment as chairman and secretary respectively of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The request was conveyed in a letter read by the Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau at the plenary on Tuesday.
Tinubu had on Thursday approved the appointment of Olukoyede to serve as the Executive Chairman of the EFCC and Hammajoda as Secretary of the Commission for a renewable term of four years in the first instance, pending Senate confirmation.
The appointment came nearly four months after the erstwhile anti-graft agency chief, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa was suspended.
According to a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, “Mr. Olukayode’s appointment followed the resignation of the suspended Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa.”
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